Proposed core paths for Strathmiglo, Ladybank, Gateside, Falkland, Auchtermuchty and the Lomond Hills have been drawn up after two years of consultation. Fife Council invites your comment re major omissions or errors prior to the formal statutory consultation stage which will probably take place from the beginning of April 2008. See web link below for more.

JANUARY arrived with a vengeance this week as winds of up to 80mph battered north east Fife, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.

Fife Council is currently carrying out a study to identify areas of landscape which should be recognised, celebrated and protected by a local landscape designation.

An expert public wintenss told the public inquiry this week it was 'not ideal, but considered acceptable' that a few properties would be more affected by wind turbine noise at Auchtermuchty.

Pedestrian dies in collision - police call for witnesses

A Scottish Government reporter has now begun to consider whether the proposed Auchtermuchty windfarm would be "landscape on loan" or a "visual disaster".

FALKLAND woman Fiona Lawrenson is at the forefront of reminding older and disabled people in Fife not to miss the bus on a free Scotland-wide travel scheme.

Get the latest from the Fife Ranger Service on visitors to the Lochs in January 08.

Road closure

Healthyliving award

Grants for craft workers

Wind farm development thrown out

Headline acts of King Creosote and the Fence Collective and the Peatbog Faeries have just been announced

St Patrick's Day celebrations

Real food festival selection for Fletchers

Auchtermuchty woman to fundraise for MS Society in Iceland

Iain Smith, North East Fife MSP gets guided tour of SCF web portal

New web portal launches officially today in Freuchie

New Forth bridge ‘ready by 2016’

Funding for Fife Food Tourism Network announced

Relaunch of VisitScotland.com tourism website

Venison writer wins top award

Bus routes from Edin to Fife to become carbon neutral in next 5 years

A NUMBER of towns and villages in north east Fife face losing their public telephone boxes as part of a cull by BT.

Eco campsite at Big Tent

North Fife artists open their studios

FifeSINg gets great performers

A Fife MSP has said it would cost £20m to put trains back on the railway line between Leven and Thornton.

Concert marks Sir Jimmy Shand centenary

Today Fife's First Outdoor Access Festival was given a boost with the announcement of funding from the Fife Events Strategy Group and Scottish Natural Heritage.

Have Your Say on Howe Bus Services - Auchtermuchty & surrounds

Thousands of people are expected to arrive at Fife's biggest agricultural show, organisers have said.

Auchtermuchty Youth Theatre Group perform the Twits on 13 and 14 June

Fife Show success

Big Tent seeks old curtains and sofas!

On Sunday, the Scottish Wildlife Trust enjoyed a walk around the common

Auchtermuchty School closed due to water problems

Muchty PS open again

If you're a keen photographer, why not enter the Rural Gateway website's photo competition? Following the success of their 2007 competition, this year's is bigger and better.

I am selling my business and would like to advertise this to the residents of Auchtermuchty (or anyone interested).

THE BEST TWITS IN MUCHTY

On 5&6 July trains from the north and Fife will terminate at Dalgety Bay Station with Rail Replacement Bus Services providing connections to Inverkeithing, North Queensferry, Dalmeny, Haymarket and Edinburgh.

There will be no train services between Inverkeithing and Edinburgh on Saturday 5 July or Sunday 6 July 2008, due to the closure of rail lines between Edinburgh and Fife for essential Tram engineering work.

In the run up to the Festival, the festival shop is now open in Auchtermuchty Town Hall from 10.00am to 12 noon on Saturday mornings and 5.00pm to 7.00pm Wednesday evenings, selling tickets for all events and festival T-shirts, sweatshirts, polo shirts etc..

Auchtermuchty festival news and contacts

TIME IS running out for individuals or groups hoping to have their events featured in the next edition of the Events In Fife publication.

Come along to our introductory night to Slow Food in Fife on Tuesday 5th of August at 7pm at the Fisher and Donaldson's bakery and restaurant at 1 Ceres Road, Cupar, KT15 5JT. Reserve your place asap.

An online car-sharing scheme in Fife has reached a significant milestone by signing up its 1,000th member.

The reading for Dick Whittington will be in the Upper Town Hall on Wednesday 13th August 7pm

This year's festival runs from the 1st to 10th August and, as always it's jam packed with community and traditional music events.

Grassroots Zimbabwe will be bringing its Zimbabwean experiences to share with the audience and participants this weekend at the Big Tent Festival in Falkland.

The third Big Tent festival of stewardship, Scotland’s largest eco-gathering, came to an end last night at Falkland after two days of activity.

It's only 6 weeks until the Auchtermuchty & Dunshalt Annual Show, so if you haven't got your schedule yet, please contact June Forbes or jump online to download it now.

Auchtermuchty Festival is looking for volunteers on the weekend of 8th - 10th August to help steward at events and at the camp-sites in Station Road and Low Road parks. If you would like to help please contact Eric Titterington on 860482

Reserve your seat on the bus for the Scotland vs N Ireland international friendly.

Fifers are being invited to gve their views on proposed core path routes over the next 12 weeks as part of the draft core path plan public consultation process.

Council update on industrial action disruptions Wed 20 Aug